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"From: Bob Creech, 2 Grimes Rd, TMM Pct 7 February 5, 2019 Crematory Study for Lexington 1) Cremation is alive and well in many countries and is by far more practical than burial 2) My wife and I will use a crematory service when the time comes but we should be sensitive to the fact that many people will not choose cremation a. They may object to the practice in general b. They certainly should not subsidize this service in any way 3) Essential criteria for me a. The Lexington service should be competitively priced for all and perhaps a good deal for Lexington residents b. The service should be geared toward intimate gatherings for the immediate family and not geared toward large numbers of people i. Memorial services for large numbers of people should be held in existing venues which are already set up to accommodate large numbers of people c. The service must turn a profit i. Eventually cover the construction costs ii. Provide for all on-going and future maintenance iii. Cover all staff costs d. It must not be a resident subsidized service i. People who do not want or will not use the service should not pay for it in any way 1. This is not comparable to other Town services like schools, plowing, street maintenance etc. ii. I have no interest in paying for the funerals of others and I do not want others to pay for my funeral 4) Non-essential that I would like to see a. The possibility for the family to bring in wine and cheese or coffee and cake, etc., for a small celebration of life i. The family does the clean-up work and takes away what they bring in b. The family should be able to stay for, say, 2 hours Summary If the Essential criteria are not met, I will not support this project In any case, I am glad that Mr. Bhatia had the courage to bring this up and that the Select Board took this possibility seriously." 3